Alpine Milk-Vetch vs prickly milk-vetch

Astragalus alpinus compared with Astragalus kentrophyta

Key Differences

• Alpine Milk-Vetch is Least Concern while prickly milk-vetch is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Milk-Vetch	prickly milk-vetch
Kingdom same	Plantae (растения)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (бобовоцветные)	Fabales (бобовоцветные)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Astragalus	Astragalus
Species	Astragalus alpinus	Astragalus kentrophyta

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Milk-Vetch and prickly milk-vetch share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Astragalus.

Conservation Status

Alpine Milk-Vetch

LC — Least Concern

prickly milk-vetch

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Milk-Vetch	prickly milk-vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Milk-Vetch

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

prickly milk-vetch

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Alpine Milk-Vetch

The Alpine Milk-Vetch (Astragalus alpinus) is a species in the genus Astragalus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).